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    Raiders
Draft Selections
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LV)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LV)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Cashius Howell
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BUF)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (BUF)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BUF)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Moore: B-.

Call it larceny. Ja'Kobi Lane sat on the board until pick No. 221, and the Raiders did not need to be asked twice.

They have staked the next five years on Dante Moore, which is the only story that really matters here. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Dante Moore
In the 25th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano at the 38th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy in pick No. 71 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson at slot 90 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 David Bailey
Taking David Bailey in pick 106 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at Round 4, Pick 15 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd4 Cashius Howell
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Cashius Howell in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at No. 173 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick221 Rnd7 Ja'Kobi Lane
Steal is underselling it; Ja'Kobi Lane at the 221st pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.